Another week, another long project. Last week the director of Meg's CCD program gave me a call. She was making these lambs for the kids who were making their first communion this year and she wanted a crafty way to cut them out. Long story short, there was no way to do anything cute with the lambs she was printing out so I decided to give something a go.
Meet my little communion lamb. He is composed entirely of punches. His body (front and back for neatness so you don't see the legs if you turn it over) is made from scallop circles. The head is half an oval punch. The legs came from the SU word window. The ears are half a circle punch. And the tuft of hair on the top of the face is two cloud punches pop dotted for a little dimension.
Thank goodness she wanted an abstract looking face for these which meant no face. Every time I tried to draw one, it looked like the lamb was smirking. Somehow I didn't think a smirking lamb would be appropriate for First Communion.
And here is the "herd" of 75 lambs that I've worked on ALL week long. This is not a hard project but it is time consuming so beware of committing to creating 75 punch lambs - make sure you have lots of time (and a capacity to endure repetition).
And now that these are done, I am working on the cutest card so stay tuned tomorrow. Have a great night!
Oh my gosh, these are so cute! They turned out perfect!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Holy cow! Or should that be sheep? Those are adorable, cannot imagine how long it must have taken you. Very creative!
Posted by: peggysue | March 16, 2009 at 07:29 PM
Wow, you made the whole flock!! What a cute idea :)
Posted by: Joanne Travis | March 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Wow! I don't even want to think about the time that went in to this project. They turned out perfectly!
Posted by: Kay | March 15, 2009 at 07:12 PM
These are so cute!
Posted by: Ashley | March 15, 2009 at 12:45 AM
How sweet! Love those little lambies! I know the children will love them to pieces (well, hopefully not literally to pieces!).
Posted by: Diane Noble | March 14, 2009 at 11:20 PM
These are awesome! You really spent a lot of time making these. I am sure they will be appreciated.
Posted by: Dell | March 14, 2009 at 06:24 PM
These are fabulous! Ewe are so talented!
Posted by: LittleSeaOtter~Kecia | March 14, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Okay, I now have smirking lambs in my mind! That made me laugh out loud. Your little lambs are adorable.
Posted by: Gina Lindsay | March 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM
These are great. I am always impressed at the creative people that put punched things together. Great job. I think this would be cute on an Easter card as well.
Posted by: kat9 | March 13, 2009 at 02:00 PM
Love the herd! You're one dedicated mom, for sure!
Have a good weekend!
Posted by: Lisa M. | March 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Holy Moly Laura, wow..those are really cute and looks like alot of work.
Posted by: bonnie | March 13, 2009 at 09:01 AM
The kids will love them, and they can draw their own faces if they want to!!
Baa-eautiful job!
Posted by: Siobhan | March 13, 2009 at 07:03 AM
Bahhhh, Bahhhh - these are stinkin cute. Great job on coming up with the design. TYFS
Posted by: Elizabeth | March 12, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Holy herd is right :), it is hard ?? let me restate that, I have never made a duplicate card, this is awesome.
Posted by: Rebekka | March 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Holy herd!!! I love the lambs, Laura. I'm impressed with your dedication - I have the hardest time making large volumes of duplicates. These look flawless. I'm sure the kids will adore them :)
Posted by: Stephanie | March 12, 2009 at 09:51 PM